WEBVTT NICOLE: A NORTH CAROLINA-BASEDGROCERY STORE IS SHOWING OFF ITSREMODELED STORES, WHILE HELPINGFEED HUNGRY FAMILIES ACROSS THEPIEDMONT TRIAD.KENNY: A GREAT STORY.FOOD LION, WHICH IS BASED INSALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA,REMODELED DOZENS OF STORESAROUND THE TRIAD.TODAY'S CELEBRATION ALSOINCLUDED A BIG DONATION TO THESECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK.FOOD LION DONATED A MOBLE FOODPANTRY, VALUED AT $100,000, TOTHE FOOD BANK.IT WILL HELP BRING MEALS TO FOODDESERTS AND ALLOW THE FOOD BANKTO ORGANIZE ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONPROGRAMS.>> IT HAS BEEN A DREAM WE HAVEHAD FOR A LONG TIME TO BE ABLETO HAVE A VEHICLE LIKE THIS, WEJUST HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TOAFFORD IT.OUR FRIENDS AT FOOD LION HAVEMADE THIS POSSIBLE, FULFILLED ADREAM FOR SECOND HARVEST FOOD

A North Carolina-based grocery store is showing off its remodeled stores this week while helping feed hungry families across the Triad.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina received a generous donation in the form of a mobile food pantry from Food Lion at an event in Greensboro on Monday.

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The North Carolina grocer has remodeled 93 stores in Triad recently and is hiring an additional 1,000 employees as part of a $178 million capital investment.

The mobile food pantry is valued at $100,000 and will allow Second Harvest to deliver food directly to communities in need throughout the 18 counties served by the food bank.

“We are beyond grateful for the Food Lion Feeds initiative, a deep and focused partnership that continues to bring critical resources to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina and the work we are doing to make our communities healthy and hunger free,” CEO Clyde W. Fitzgerald, Jr. said. "This mobile pantry will allow us to work more deeply with neighbors and neighborhoods across the 18-counties we serve to provide increased access to healthy food, nutrition programs and other services.”

Store officials said the donation is part of the grocer’s commitment to provide 500 million meals to individuals and families in need by the end of 2020 through Food Lion Feeds.

All stores involved in the remodeling project will officially relaunch on Wednesday, and the company plans to give away $10 gift cards and thermal tote bags to the first 100 customers at its greater Greensboro-area locations, following a 7:45 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony.

A complete list of the remodeled stores, along with the gift card giveaway locations, is available here.

“Food Lion has been a proud neighbor in the greater Greensboro community since 1968, and we're excited to bring these improvements to our 93 stores in the area," said Meg Ham, president of Food Lion. "We've spent the past several months making significant investments in our stores, customers, associates and communities to create a new grocery shopping experience. Now, customers can easily find fresh, quality products at affordable prices to nourish their families, delivered with caring, friendly service every time they shop. As Food Lion celebrates our 60th anniversary this year, we invite everyone to come out and experience the fresh, new changes we've made in order to deliver the products and services our customers expect.”